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A Study on the Wing Characteristics of Flies



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Seiichi Sudo¹, Yuki Abe², Kohei Kitadera¹, Tetsuya Yano¹ and Muneo Futamura¹

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DOI:10.17265/1934-8975/2012.11.003

1. Department of Machine Intelligence and Systems Engineering, Akita Prefectural University, Yurihonjo 015-0055, Japan
2. Stanley Electric Co., Ltd., Nakameguro, Tokyo 153-8636, Japan

This paper is concerned with the aerodynamic functions of fly wings. The free and tethered flight analyses were performed by using a digital high-speed video camera system. A liquid droplet impacting with a wing surface of fly was conducted to examine the wing characteristics. Microscopic observation of fly’s wings were also conducted by using a laser beam microscope. The results of a series of observation and measurement revealed the flight characteristics of flies, such as the wing tip velocity, wing path, wing flexibility, wing structure, resistance to rain drops, and so forth.

Fluid mechanics, insect flight, flapping flight, fly wing, diptera, wing characteristics.